by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
According to a local buyer, the chanterelle mushroom harvest has been slow so far this summer, but he said it’s starting to look up. Randy Johns, Boreal Heartland’s general manager, said the harvest was slow earlier in the year due to the hot and dry...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
La Ronge town council is mourning the loss of one of their councillors. Hugh Watt died unexpectedly Saturday at the age of 58. He was elected as a councillor in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Colin Ratushniak, mayor of La Ronge, said Watt was a mentor to many new...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
By: Jessica R. Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Following a fire which destroyed their band office in 2019, the Cumberland House Cree Nation has inaugurated its new band office in Cumberland House. The grand opening of the two-storey...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
Hugh Watt, a La Ronge town councillor and businessman, has died at the age of 58. He was elected as councillor in 2016 then again in 2020. Originally from Ontario, Watt moved to La Ronge in 1977. Watt was well-known for his business endeavours and for volunteering on...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
Police in Ile a la Crosse are seeking information on a recent drive-by shooting on Elbow Crescent. Its alleged last Thursday that a black van drove up to the home, shot at it several times, before fleeing town. No one was injured, but a window was damaged. Anyone with...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
The federal government and the Peepeekisis Cree Nation have settled a century-old farming claim. As part of the agreement, the First Nation will receive $150 million in compensation with the option to acquire up to 18,720 acres of land, which can be added to the...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
The long time MLA for Athabasca is resigning his seat to seek a federal nomination. Buckley Belanger has announced he will be seeking the nomination for the Liberal Party of Canada for the northern Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River. In a media...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2021
Prince Albert Police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death. In a media release sent out Monday afternoon police said a 40-year-old woman who had been the victim of an assault at a business around the 3600 block of Second Avenue West in the early...
by MBC News | Aug 6, 2021
The Black Lake Denesuline Nation is mourning the loss of Chief Archie Robillard. According to Black Lake Councillor Travis Boneleye, Robillard passed away Friday in Saskatoon of a heart attack. He was 60-years-old. Boneleye said both Robillard and his wife Virginia...
by MBC News | Aug 6, 2021
Regina police have charged a 27-year-old man with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Jason Bird last month. Police were called to the 800 block of Princess Street in the early morning hours of July 15 where they found an injured male. The 33-year-old...
